Sleeping and Resting Cushion for Infant or Toddler

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a cushion for a baby or toddler to sleep or rest on. It consist of a fully padded base with raised cushions on each side and at the head of the cushion.

This cushion is designed so baby can sleep or rest on this cushionanywhere. It is very easy to transport from place to place. This cushionsnuggles up to baby making the baby feel safe and comfortable. Thiscushion can be placed in bed with others giving the baby a safer placeto sleep with others. This cushion makes the transition from crib to bedeasy for the baby, since they sleep on the cushion all the time theydon't realize a change in where they are.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Cut a piece of printed polyester cotton material, polyester batting,white cotton sheeting, and a layer of solid colored polyester cottonmaterial to a size of 63.5 cm×81.28 cm each. You start with the whitecotton sheeting and draw sew lines (shown in FIG. 2 by the brokenlines). The first line starts at the one end of fabric 10.16 cm fromright outside edge of fabric (this will be the head of cushion) and goesdownward for 27.94 cm increasing at an angle from 10.16 cm to 17.78 cmwide, and then continuing to the end of the fabric at 17.78 cm wide.This is repeated on the left outside edge of fabric. Starting from thetop, go down 27.94 cm and draw a sew line from the right outside edge(at the head of cushion) to the left edge of fabric. After drawing yoursew lines onto fabric (with disappearing ink pen) place the printedpiece of fabric, print side down. Next place the piece of cut batting ontop of the printed material and on top of that place the cut piece ofwhite cotton shooting (with sew lines). With sew lines outward. Makesure all edges are together and even, then pin these 3 layers togetheraround outer edge. Next with either white or thread matching printedmaterial sew these 3 layers on the sew lines, making sure to sew all sewlines. Next place the 3 pieces of material, that is sewn together, on atable with the print side up. Next take the cut colored material andplace wrong side out, on top of the printed material (this coloredmaterial can be printed if desired). Next you pin all four layerstogether around the outer edge making sure to catch all 4 layers andmaking sure the edges are even with each other. Next machine sew a ⅜inch seam from top to bottom on the left and right side of the pinnedtogether material. Next on the head end of material start 10.16 cm fromleft edge and sew a ⅜ inch seam across for 43.18 cm (this is actuallyfrom one sew line to other sew line) you need to leave a 2 inch gap toallow stuffing. Sewing these lines are easier if you do it from thewhite side of cushion where sew lines are visible. After sewing the4^(th) piece of fabric onto the other 3 you will need to stuff the headareas (FIG. 2, Reference lines 1, 2, and 3) with polyester stuffing,making the middle area (FIG. 2, Reference line 2) softer than the 2outer areas (FIG. 2, Reference lines 1 and 3), stuff between the battingand white layer of material. You will then sew a ⅜ inch seam all the wayacross the top of the head area to close the areas left open to stuffthis area. Next you will take the solid colored piece of material andturn this right side out. You will now have the printed material rightside out and the colored side right side out. Next you will stuff theareas on each side of the cushion (FIG. 2, Reference 4) you can do thisby hand or use a stuffing machine. Place polyester stuffing between thelayer of batting and the white polyester material. Stuff these areasfirmly. Next sew the printed material, batting and white polyestercotton material together at the foot end of the cushion. This closes upthe area stuffed on each side, sew from one edge to the other. Next takethe 3 pieces that you just sewed together and turn the foot side edgesto the inside, also take the colored material and turn the edge of thisinside and pin these pieces together with sew a ⅜ seam that goes fromone edge to the other closing the foot area of the cushion. FIG. 1 showscushion from head end. FIG. 2 shows an top view of the cushion, showingin the drawing that the broken lines represent stitching, forming partof the claimed invention, with reference lines 1, 2 and 3 showing thehead stuffed areas, reference line 4 showing the side stuffed areas andreference line 5 showing the flat area. FIG. 3 shows cushion from footend. Cushion bottom is padded with polyester batting that extends fromhead to foot of the cushion covering the entire bottom of cushion. Thesleeping/resting cushion for infants or toddlers is machine washable anddryable.

1. A sleeping and resting cushion for infants and toddlers articlecomprising: a total support for infants and toddlers, consisting of apadded base.
 2. The sleeping and resting cushion for infants andtoddlers article of claim 1, wherein said 3 cushions at head ofinvention, one to rest head on and 2 smaller ones on each side of centercushion to help support head in a face up position.
 3. The sleeping andresting cushion for infants and toddlers article 2, wherein said 2cushions, one on each side of padded base to help snuggle infant ortoddler and help prevent from rolling off of the cushion.